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Snaps, Pace, & Stats - Week 6

By Patrick Thorman &bullet;
Oct 8, 2014

Welcome to Snaps, Pace, and Stats, which takes a macro view of emerging trends in snap totals and no-huddle usage. This year I’ll be looking at individual players in a Friday column that’s free for non-subscribers and revolves around recommended DraftKings plays.

Today’s reality in the NFL often becomes tomorrow’s footnote, yet plenty of themes have already crystalized. Quickly identifying them, judging their likelihood to continue, and then accepting these new baselines will help us avoid managing our teams from a reactionary stance.

Let’s examine a handful of Week 6 matchups that will have their statistical output affected by (already) month-old trends:

Pat Thorman is a Lead Writer for PFF Fantasy and was named 2013 Newcomer of the Year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. You can follow him on Twitter at @Pat_Thorman